Don't miss the action from the Indianapolis Colts' Week 3 matchup against the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Most people likely didn't expect Sunday's matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans to pit two teams with a combined record of 0-4 against each other, but that's where the AFC South foes find themselves.
Despite being winless, both teams are hardly in a hole for the division race, as the Jacksonville Jaguars sit just a game ahead at 1-1, and the Tennessee Titans are also 0-2.
The Colts' offense has played reasonably well enough to win in most situations, scoring a combined 53 points, but the defense has been dreadful, allowing the second-most yards (1,029) through the first two games in NFL history.
Sunday's matchup with quarterback CJ Stroud and the Texans is less challenging than going against Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes and their combined four NFL MVP awards, but Stroud is still 5-1 against the Colts in his career.
Here's how you can catch all the action, whether you're streaming, watching on TV, or listening over the airwaves.
Colts vs. Texans
- Date/Time: Sun., Sept. 27, at 1:00pm ET
- Where: Indianapolis, Ind.; Lucas Oil Stadium
- Television: CBS — Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
- Stream: Paramount+, NFL+ (mobile), NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube/YouTube TV
- Radio: WIBC HD 2 — Matt Taylor (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (color), Larra Overton (sideline)
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones got into a bit more of a groove last week from the week before as he shook off the rust from his 2025 season-ending Achilles injury.
He dealt better with pressure generated by blitzes, improving in essentially every statistical measurement and not taking any sacks. Jones will have to begin getting used to playing without top receiver Alec Pierce, however, as Pierce aggravated a heel injury last week that placed him on Injured Reserve, knocking him out for at least the next four games.
The Colts' run game has been solid behind a standout offensive line. Jonathan Taylor is averaging 126.5 yards from scrimmage and has scored four touchdowns.
Defensively, it's impossible to look at just one area as to the culprit for their issues, although the Colts are saying their poor tackling is the smoking gun.
The pass rush has been inconsistent outside of defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, the linebackers are often out of position to make plays against the run and pass, and the secondary has been littered with miscommunications.
Some of these areas should improve as the season progresses, but they don't have time to wait.
Sunday is a generous matchup against a struggling offensive line, a team missing its best pass-catcher, and a defense that has underperformed. The Colts must take advantage.
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